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    • Spanish Irregular Present Subjective Verbs

    Spanish Irregular Present Subjective Verbs

    • Date June 21, 2016

    In the previous lesson, we learned how to conjugate the present subjective tense of regular verbs. While the present subjunctive of most verbs is formed by dropping the –o from the yo (first person singular) of the present indicative form of a verb and adding the appropriate ending, there are exceptions. This week we’ll look at some verbs that either take a spelling change based on their infinitive endings or are completely irregular in the present subjunctive.

     

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    The Present Subjunctive of Verbs Ending in –CAR, –GAR, and –ZAR

    The subjunctives of verbs ending in –CAR, –GAR, and –ZAR follow the same spelling changes as they do in the command forms. Here is an example of each:

     

      C > QU G > GU Z > C
    Pronoun Explicar

    To explain

    Llegar

    To arrive, to come

    Comenzar

    To commence, to start, to begin

    yo

     

    explique llegue comience
    tú

     

    expliques llegues comiences
    ud., él, ella

     

    explique llegue comience
    nosotros,

    nosotras

    expliquemos lleguemos comencemos
    vosotros,

    vosotras

    expliquéis lleguéis comencéis
    uds., ellos, ellas expliquen lleguen comiencen

     

     

    ­True Irregular Present Subjunctive Verbs

    The following verbs are completely irregular in the present subjunctive. These verbs follow no predictable pattern, so their conjugations must be memorized:

     

    Pronoun Estar

    To be

    Ser

    To be

    Haber

    To have

    Saber

    To know

    Dar

    To give

    Ir

    To go

    yo

     

    esté sea haya sepa dé vaya
    tú

     

    estés seas hayas sepas des vayas
    ud., él, ella

     

    esté sea haya sepa dé vaya
    nosotros,

    nosotras

    estemos seamos hayamos sepamos demos vayamos
    vosotros,

    vosotras

    estéis seáis hayáis sepáis deis vayáis
    uds., ellos, ellas estén sean hayan sepan den vayan

     

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